"atoning sacrifice, sin offering, propitiation, expiation; one who makes propitiation/expiation, 1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10*"
Definition and meaning
atoning sacrifice, sin offering, propitiation, expiation; one who makes propitiation/expiation, 1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10*
In the original Greek the word is written: ἱλασμός
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of hilasmos (G2434) across the King James Bible.
And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
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Common questions
Strong's G2434 (hilasmos) is a Greek word that means: atoning sacrifice, sin offering, propitiation, expiation; one who makes propitiation/expiation, 1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word hilasmos (G2434) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2434 is hilasmos, a Greek word defined as: atoning sacrifice, sin offering, propitiation, expiation; one who makes propitiation/expiation, 1 Jn. 2:2; 4:10*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
hilasmos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.